diff --git a/cbcontainers/state/components/runtime_resolver_deployment.go b/cbcontainers/state/components/runtime_resolver_deployment.go
index d245866a..4a42ca3f 100644
--- a/cbcontainers/state/components/runtime_resolver_deployment.go
+++ b/cbcontainers/state/components/runtime_resolver_deployment.go
@@ -3,10 +3,6 @@ package components
 import (
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
-	"k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes"
-	"k8s.io/client-go/rest"
-	"math"
-
 	cbContainersV1 "github.com/vmware/cbcontainers-operator/api/v1"
 	"github.com/vmware/cbcontainers-operator/cbcontainers/state/applyment"
 	commonState "github.com/vmware/cbcontainers-operator/cbcontainers/state/common"
@@ -14,6 +10,7 @@ import (
 	coreV1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/types"
+	"math"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/client"
 )
 
@@ -36,11 +33,13 @@ var (
 type ResolverDeploymentK8sObject struct {
 	// Namespace is the Namespace in which the Deployment will be created.
 	Namespace string
+	APIReader client.Reader
 }
 
-func NewResolverDeploymentK8sObject() *ResolverDeploymentK8sObject {
+func NewResolverDeploymentK8sObject(apiReader client.Reader) *ResolverDeploymentK8sObject {
 	return &ResolverDeploymentK8sObject{
 		Namespace: commonState.DataPlaneNamespaceName,
+		APIReader: apiReader,
 	}
 }
 
@@ -234,25 +233,11 @@ func (obj *ResolverDeploymentK8sObject) mutateVolumesMounts(container *coreV1.Co
 }
 
 func (obj *ResolverDeploymentK8sObject) getDynamicReplicasCount(nodesToReplicasRatio int32) (*int32, error) {
-	// Get the in-cluster config
-	config, err := rest.InClusterConfig()
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("error getting in-cluster config: %v", err)
-	}
-
-	// Create a Kubernetes client
-	clientSet, err := kubernetes.NewForConfig(config)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("error creating Kubernetes client: %v", err)
-	}
-
-	// Get the list of nodes in the cluster
-	nodes, err := clientSet.CoreV1().Nodes().List(context.Background(), metav1.ListOptions{})
-	if err != nil {
+	nodesList := &coreV1.NodeList{}
+	if err := obj.APIReader.List(context.Background(), nodesList); err != nil || nodesList.Items == nil || len(nodesList.Items) < 1 {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("error getting list of nodes: %v", err)
 	}
-
-	nodesCount := int32(math.Ceil(float64(len(nodes.Items)) / float64(nodesToReplicasRatio)))
+	nodesCount := int32(math.Ceil(float64(len(nodesList.Items)) / float64(nodesToReplicasRatio)))
 
 	return &nodesCount, nil
 }
diff --git a/cbcontainers/state/state_applier.go b/cbcontainers/state/state_applier.go
index 5639756b..6cbc6741 100644
--- a/cbcontainers/state/state_applier.go
+++ b/cbcontainers/state/state_applier.go
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ type StateApplier struct {
 	log                             logr.Logger
 }
 
-func NewStateApplier(agentComponentApplier AgentComponentApplier, k8sVersion string, tlsSecretsValuesCreator components.TlsSecretsValuesCreator, log logr.Logger) *StateApplier {
+func NewStateApplier(apiReader client.Reader, agentComponentApplier AgentComponentApplier, k8sVersion string, tlsSecretsValuesCreator components.TlsSecretsValuesCreator, log logr.Logger) *StateApplier {
 	return &StateApplier{
 		desiredConfigMap:                components.NewConfigurationK8sObject(),
 		desiredRegistrySecret:           components.NewRegistrySecretK8sObject(),
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ func NewStateApplier(agentComponentApplier AgentComponentApplier, k8sVersion str
 		enforcerValidatingWebhook:       components.NewEnforcerValidatingWebhookK8sObject(k8sVersion),
 		enforcerMutatingWebhook:         components.NewEnforcerMutatingWebhookK8sObject(k8sVersion),
 		stateReporterDeployment:         components.NewStateReporterDeploymentK8sObject(),
-		resolverDeployment:              components.NewResolverDeploymentK8sObject(),
+		resolverDeployment:              components.NewResolverDeploymentK8sObject(apiReader),
 		resolverService:                 components.NewResolverServiceK8sObject(),
 		sensorDaemonSet:                 components.NewSensorDaemonSetK8sObject(),
 		imageScanningReporterDeployment: components.NewImageScanningReporterDeploymentK8sObject(),
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 2cc33d83..4c44a08c 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ func main() {
 		Scheme:           mgr.GetScheme(),
 		K8sVersion:       k8sVersion,
 		ClusterProcessor: processors.NewAgentProcessor(cbContainersAgentLogger, processors.NewDefaultGatewayCreator(), operator.NewEnvVersionProvider(), clusterIdentifier),
-		StateApplier:     state.NewStateApplier(agent_applyment.NewAgentComponent(applyment.NewComponentApplier(mgr.GetClient())), k8sVersion, certificatesUtils.NewCertificateCreator(), cbContainersAgentLogger),
+		StateApplier:     state.NewStateApplier(mgr.GetAPIReader(), agent_applyment.NewAgentComponent(applyment.NewComponentApplier(mgr.GetClient())), k8sVersion, certificatesUtils.NewCertificateCreator(), cbContainersAgentLogger),
 	}).SetupWithManager(mgr); err != nil {
 		setupLog.Error(err, "unable to create controller", "controller", "CBContainersAgent")
 		os.Exit(1)